can I set a color to not plot?

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if it is possible to force an entity to not plot based on it's color?

I do have non-plotting layers in my drawings and occasionally I forget to move the objects that I do not wish to plot into one of these layers.

In all cases the entities that I do not wish to plot are always the same color in my drawings.

I have tried setting the pen weight for this color to 0.00mm but this didn't work.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[imadHabash]

Hi,

I suggest to change your color from .CTB to be plotted as 255,255,255 color .

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> I suggest to change your color from .CTB to be plotted as 255,255,255 color .

Seems critical, because a hatch with color 255.255.255 and display order front will hide all objects behind 😉

Or you need to set the "merge control" to "Lines merge", that would work but that mixes then all overlaying objects.

>> occasionally I forget to move the objects that I do not wish to plot into one of these layers

Well, if you don't for get to set the color, just forget to move the object to a layer, why not create a small script which selects all objects with that color and push these onto a no-plot layer?

As I don't work with CTB ... have you tried to set the option "screening" in the CTB to 0 for that color?

- alfred -

[john.vellek]

Hi @Anonymous,

The suggestions here are good ones. I especially like the one that does a selection for all objects with that specific color and move them to a non-plot layer.

Thanks Imad and Alfred for your continued great suggestions!

[john.vellek · Accepted solution]

HI @Anonymous,

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